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What is Codeine-Acetaminophen?

Codeine is in a group of drugs called narcotic pain relievers. Acetaminophen is a less potent pain reliever that increases the effects of codeine. The combination of acetaminophen and codeine is used to relieve moderate to severe pain.

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken
# of patients Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell 		# of patients evaluated by
Pain 29 5
Other 7 1
Headaches 3 0
Back pain 3 0
Cyst related pain 1 0

See all 33 patients currently taking Codeine-Acetaminophen

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
1 17%
Moderate
1 17%
Mild
1 17%
None
3 50%

Most commonly reported side effects

Sleepiness
2 67%
Unable to sleep
1 33%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Codeine-Acetaminophen. See all 24 dosages ►

  100g as needed 100mg as needed 120mg-12mg/5mL as needed 160mg as needed 200mg as needed 20mg as needed 2tab(s) as needed 300 mg-30 mg as needed 300mg-30mg as needed 30mg as needed 325mg-30mg as needed 325mg as needed 3other as needed 500 mg all the time (24/7) 500 mg as needed 5mg as needed 601000mg as needed 60 mg all the time (24/7) 60mg as needed as needed mg as needed 300 mg daily 2 x 300 mg-30 mg daily 4 x 650 mg-30 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 6 Number of Patients: 6 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Codeine-Acetaminophen (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Doctor's advice
3 27% Doctor's advice: 27%
Did not seem to work
2 18% Did not seem to work: 18%
Side effects too severe
2 18% Side effects too severe: 18%
Other
2 18% Other: 18%
Course of treatment ended
1 9% Course of treatment ended: 9%

See all 9 patients who’ve stopped taking Codeine-Acetaminophen

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Codeine-Acetaminophen

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0

Stopped Taking Codeine-Acetaminophen

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
4 67%
Usually
2 33%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
0 0%
A little
1 17%
Not at all
5 83%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
1 17%
< $25
4 67%

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Report created on March 21, 2010.